Darrell Padgett, an Orrick-area farmer, was chosen as the recipient of a $5,000 award from the Monstanto Fund in the 2013 America’s Farmers Grow Communities program. Two agriculture-related local organizations,…

April 4, 2013 / Comments Off on Farmer’s selection means $2,500 each for Orrick FFA, Ray County 4-H / Read More

By Kit Miller As Washington lawmakers throw themselves into immigration reform, I say, “Remember the women.” Women constitute more than half of our country’s undocumented immigrant population. They have a…

April 4, 2013 / Comments Off on Guest Opinion: Mothers have special stake in immigration reform / Read More